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Collapse MS 2131 - Thomas Reid, Professor of Moral Philosophy papers (The Birkwood Collection)

MS 2131 - Thomas Reid, Professor of Moral Philosophy papers (The Birkwood Collection)

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1 - 'Political is the Art of Modelling and Governing Societys of Men so as to answer the End proposed by them.'; 'Heads of Lectures on politicks.'

2 - 'Having pointed out some of the Axioms or first Principles upon which reasoning in Politicks must be grounded...'

3 - 'Politicks.'

4 - '...of this kind. And if giving the lye be the most heighnous affront as it is in the judgement of all mankind then making a lye must be one of the basest...' ; 'Of the price of things.'

5 - 'We have explained as briefly as we could the Nature of Dispolitick Government.'

6 - 'Of Harington's Oceana.'

7 - 'The Principles of a Commonwealth.'

8 - 'We began to consider the Constitution of the Government of Great Brittain.' ; 'Lords Spiritual, 2 Arch. 24 Bishops and formerly 26 Abbots and 2 priors.'

9 - 'The primary object of the Science of politicks is the Constitution of a State.'

10 - 'We have divided the ends of Political Society into primary and secondary or principal and subordinate.'

11 - 'Of Monarchy...; Constitution of Brittain'

12 - 'Advantages of the British Constitution from Mr de Lolme.'

13 - 'Read the Constitution of England by I. L. de Lolme, Citizen of Geneva, 1775.'

14 - 'There is a certain Character and Temper in the Subjects that suits every Government.’

15 - 'Of National Riches.'

16 - 'Tho' Silver and Gold be the common measure of the price of commodities...'

17 - 'As the Natural use of Commodities which are the object of Commerce is to supply Men's real or Imaginary Wants.'

18 - '...called Natural Rights of Men because they are ground in the Nature of Man.'

19 - 'Read the Charter of Cha. 2[nd] to William Penn Proprietary and Governor of Pensilvania 4th March 1681.'

20 - 'From Cardinal Contareni de Republica et Magistralibus Venetorum 12o Venetiis 1592.'

21 - 'The History of K. Henry 2d and of the age in which he lived in 5 Books ... by George Lord Littleton 3d ed. ...1769.'

22 - 'Taken from A Table of English Silver Coins etc. by Master Folkes...'

23 - 'Read The Constitution of England by I. L. de Lolme London 1775.'

23a - 'Dr Smith informed me that many years ago Mr Glasford computed that in Glasgow there are 4000 looms...'

23b - 'Les Interests de la France mal entendus...3 vol. Amst. 1756.'

23c - 'Read. The World unmasked or the Philosopher, the greatest Cheat Translated from the French. Lond. 1756.'

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